All Brexit articles
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Article‘Period of uncertainty’ projected as U.K. embarks on ‘Edinburgh Reforms’
The “Edinburgh Reforms” aim to establish a smarter regulatory framework for the United Kingdom that is agile, less costly, and more responsive to emerging trends. Experts weigh in on the proposed changes.
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ArticleDifficult path ahead for new ICO head John Edwards
The United Kingdom’s newly appointed information commissioner, John Edwards, might find it hard to steer a successful path between ensuring citizens’ data rights are preserved while also trying to make U.K. laws more palatable for data-driven business.
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ArticleFive key points from the EU-U.K. Brexit trade deal
The Brexit trade deal agreed to by the European Union and United Kingdom details how all business between the two markets will be transacted from now on. Neil Hodge examines five key areas of the deal.
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ArticleFive challenges for European CCOs heading into 2021
Many of the problems European compliance officers faced in 2020 will remain in place going into the new year, but new risks and new regulations will also present new challenges.
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ArticleU.K. watchdog seeks disclosures on COVID-19, climate change
COVID-19 and its impact on operations and the bottom line tops the Financial Reporting Council’s list of what it wants to see in company reports for 2021.
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ArticleAssessing U.K. sanctions in a post-Brexit world
Can the United Kingdom play with the big boys when it comes to issuing its own sanctions, and what do compliance professionals need to know as Brexit’s start date looms closer?
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ArticleAdvice for European compliance officers dealing with coronavirus
Although the coronavirus situation is constantly changing, lawyers say there are several areas of corporate life that are going to test compliance officers and which management will need greater assurance on.
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ArticleU.K.’s ‘no deal’ Brexit readiness report puts onus on businesses
The U.K. government this week released details about the steps it will take to ensure business continues to operate smoothly if the country leaves the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal.
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BlogMay gives MPs vote to delay Brexit
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has offered Members of Parliament the chance to vote on delaying Brexit if her deal is voted down next month.
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BlogLabour says no to no-deal Brexit, yes to second referendum
The U.K. Labour Party announced it would push forward an amendment to the government’s Brexit motion that would make its “credible alternative plan” the Brexit negotiating position.
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BlogMay delays Brexit vote to March 12
Prime Minister Theresa May has pushed back Parliament’s chance to vote on the United Kingdom’s Brexit deal until 12 March—just 17 days before the country is supposed to leave the European Union.
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ArticleAmple fallout from May’s Brexit vote defeat
British regulators and Members of Parliament had some serious comments and concerns after Tuesday’s 432-to-202 vote against U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan.
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BlogMay’s Brexit plan suffers historic defeat
With one of the most devastating losses in the history of British politics, Prime Minister Theresa May was handed a rebuke of her proposed Brexit framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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BlogBrexit vote unlikely to produce clarity, so government prepping businesses for the worst
While the current Brexit deal (set to be voted on Tuesday evening) remains the U.K. government’s top priority, it understands preparation for all scenarios is necessary.
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May survives ‘no confidence’ vote over Brexit handling
British Prime Minister Theresa May withstood a parliamentary “no confidence” vote, keeping her efforts for a U.K. exit from the European Union on track, if not any less contentious and fragile.
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BlogAmid likely defeat, May delays Brexit vote by MPs
Amid faltering odds that became apparent during three days of debate, British Prime Minister Theresa May has, at least temporarily, withdrawn her much-maligned Brexit plan from Parliamentary voting consideration.
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ArticleUndaunted, May holds line on Brexit as chaos swirls
A draft plan for how the United Kingdom will engineer its split from the European Union is not going over well with many British Prime Minister Theresa May is counting on.
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Brexit deal passes a milestone, questions remain
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May managed to convince her cabinet to back a draft Brexit deal. What comes next?
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SEC wants more Brexit disclosure, Clayton says
As turmoil over the British exit from the European Union deepens, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for public companies to start disclosing more about how they’ll be affected.
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BlogFCA seeks to mitigate Brexit-related risk
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is on a mission to thwart as many “cliff-edge” risks as possible during the Brexit transition.